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Working days in August 2026: 20
August 2026 had 20 working days in South Africa: 21 weekdays, less 1 public holiday (National Women’s Day observed on Monday 10 August). National Women’s Day fell on a Sunday.
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- 20Working days160 hours at 8 a day
- 21Weekdays31 days in the month
- 1Holidays on weekdays2 public holidays in all
- 25With SaturdaysA six-day week
The month at a glance
August 2026
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9, National Women’s Day |
| 10, National Women’s Day observed | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
Public holidays in August 2026
| Date | Public holiday |
|---|---|
| 9 AugustSunday | National Women’s DayLong weekendFalls on a Sunday, so Monday 10 August is a public holiday. |
| 10 AugustMonday | Public holiday: National Women’s Day observedLong weekendNational Women’s Day falls on a Sunday, so the Monday is a public holiday. |
Every month of 2026
How we count
A working day here is Monday to Friday, less public holidays. Tick Saturdays for a six-day week: Saturdays then count, unless one is a public holiday. Sundays never count. Both the first and the last date are included.
Public holidays come from the Public Holidays Act: when one falls on a Sunday, the Monday after it is a holiday too, and days the President declares, such as election days, are included. A holiday on a Saturday doesn’t move, so in a five-day week it takes no working day away.
Public holidays in 2026, with the long weekends
Source: the Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994 (Schedule 1 and sections 2(1) and 2A) and the President’s proclamations in the Government Gazette, checked against the government’s published lists on 7 November 2026.